Film Showing, Partner Event Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta ChinesePresented by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Portland Lodge

The documentary film Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese tells the story of the early Chinese immigrants to the Mississippi Delta during the 19th century, exploring how the community steadily grew in the early part of the 20th century, as Chinese families across the Delta opened grocery stores that served both the black and white populations. During WWII, 182 Chinese men from the Delta served in all aspects of the US war effort, and their participation had a transformational effect on the development of the community in the decades that followed. The film’s importance arises not only from its focus on an almost unknown Chinese community in the heart of the Deep South, but also from what it reveals about the immigrant experience in America, both past and present.

﻿Portland Lodge Highlights

Join C.A.C.A. and the Portland JACL for an evening of non-partisan discussion on the Oregon ballot measures and candidates followed by a light supper and social conversation. Funded by a grant from Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon.

Please let us know if you are coming. RSVP to Marleen Wallingford at 503-526-1340 or marleen@pdxjacl.org

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